Little Company of Mary Hospital v. Belshe

Opinion

ORTEGA, J.

Appellant Little Company of Mary Hospital (Hospital) provides inpatient services under the California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal). The Hospital unsuccessfully sought a writ of mandate to direct respondent Director of the California Department of Health Services (Department) to rescind as untimely the revised final settlement of the Hospital’s Medi-Cal reimbursement for the 1984 fiscal year. We affirm the judgment.

Background

The method by which the Department reimburses Medi-Cal hospital providers is explained in detail in Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center v. Belshé…